vibrans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of vibrō.

Participle

vibrāns (genitive vibrantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. shaking, agitating, quivering
  2. brandishing, waving around
  3. flicking, darting
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.210–211:
      “Ārdentīsque oculōs suffectī sanguine et ignī,
      sībila lambēbant linguīs vibrantibus ōra.”
      “[The sea serpents:] And having filled their blazing eyes with blood and fire, they were licking their hissing jaws with flicking tongues.” – Aeneas

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative vibrāns vibrantēs vibrantia
Genitive vibrantis vibrantium
Dative vibrantī vibrantibus
Accusative vibrantem vibrāns vibrantēs
vibrantīs		 vibrantia
Ablative vibrante
vibrantī1		 vibrantibus
Vocative vibrāns vibrantēs vibrantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

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